Volcanic vineyards listed as UNESCO World Heritage, a peace wine blending over 600 varieties from around the world, vines standing 15metres tall in Italy and Portugal, ice wines from Quebec, a wine from the Gobi desert, Taiwan s huge yields, harvesting on 31December, classical music among the vines, a Bordeaux made with dry ice, a sparkling wine for disgorging at home This book features the viticultural techniques of many countries; they are far enough off the radar to delight anyone who loves originality and hates standardization. The book covers eight topics: Climates Terroirs Grape varieties Work in the vineyard Winemaking Colour Ageing Packaging"